Words that rhyme with ambroise

n 1: a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price v 1: practice arbitrage, as in the stock market

n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" [syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught] 2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling] v 1: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" [syn: bombard, barrage]

n 1: an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" [syn: disguise, camouflage] 2: fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background [syn: camouflage, camo] 3: device or stratagem for concealment or deceit 4: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" [syn: disguise, camouflage] v 1: disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

n 1: an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" 2: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: charge, complaint] 3: the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" 4: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge" [syn: charge, electric charge] 5: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship] 6: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: mission, charge, commission] 7: a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" 8: financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" 9: (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" [syn: cathexis, charge] 10: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 11: request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" [syn: charge, billing] 12: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: commission, charge, direction] 13: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" [syn: accusation, charge] 14: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing] 15: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge] v 1: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: charge, bear down] 2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" [syn: charge, accuse] 3: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" [syn: charge, bill] 4: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck] 5: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" [syn: appoint, charge] 6: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" [syn: charge, lodge, file] 7: make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" 8: fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" [ant: discharge] 9: enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" 10: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge] 11: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" [syn: consign, charge] 12: pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?" [ant: pay cash] 13: lie down on command, of hunting dogs 14: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] 15: place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" 16: provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" [syn: load, charge] 17: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: charge, level, point] 18: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn: charge, saddle, burden] 19: instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence 20: instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" 21: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: blame, charge] 22: set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" 23: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor" 24: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery" 25: saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"

n 1: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" [syn: collage, montage] 2: any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"

n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]

n 1: art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer 2: the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer

n 1: maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

n 1: the group following and attending to some important person [syn: cortege, retinue, suite, entourage]

n 1: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

n 1: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles 2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired [syn: garage, service department] v 1: keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"

n 1: kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation v 1: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: massage, rub down, knead] 2: give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"

n 1: an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects 2: something illusory and unattainable

n 1: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" [syn: collage, montage]

n 1: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken]

n 1: a price that is too low 2: an insufficient charge v 1: charge (someone) too little money [ant: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge]

n 1: British dominion over India (1757-1947)

n 1: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat [syn: forced feeding, gavage]

n 1: washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

n 1: a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"

n 1: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge] v 1: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water" 2: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]

n 1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge]

adj 1: excessively large [syn: overlarge, too large]